Basic ideas linking equality and health are contained in the chapter Epidemiologic Approaches to Population Health, by Stephen Bezruchka. It is the first chapter in the book Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness and Health Care. Bryant T., D. Raphael, et al., Eds. (2010). Staying alive : critical perspectives on health, illness, and health care. Toronto, Canadian Scholars' Press. The book is available from Canadian Scholars' Press.

Health Equity in the USA This paper details how we die younger than we should for living in the US and suggests what might be done so we can live longer.

Various strategies that have been tried to get more people aware of population health concepts are in the chapter "Promoting Public Understanding of Population Health," by Stephen Bezruchka, in the book Social Inequality and Public Health, edited by Salvatore Babones and published by Policy Press, Bristol, 2009. The chapter is available for download through the kind permission of the publisher. The book is available at Policy Press.

Give U.S. children our best: Poor report card on child health should be our call to action. April 29, 2007. This Op-Ed piece from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer deals with the broader issues of hierarchy and health as well as the importance of early life. It asks why our poor standing doesn't make headlines the way it did in England. From the bottom of the site, there are commentaries that reflect opinions. They are worth reading to help us see why our poor health is not a concern in this country.

Economic equality is best medicine. June 25, 2006. This Op-Ed piece from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, also deals with the broader issues of hierarchy and health as well as the importance of early life. From the bottom of the site, there are commentaries that reflect opinions.

The glossary defines a variety of terms used in discussing the relationship between hierarchy and health.

Presentations

How Healthy Are You? Stephen Bezruchka presented the key ideas behind the poor health status of Americans in contrast to other rich nations in 9 minutes at a TedxRainier session at Benaroya Hall on Oct 10 2010.

Six talks by Dr. Bezruchka. The following talks were originally aired on Alternative Radio. (Check out AR's Web site for other good material.)

Targeting Early Life to Make the Nation Healthy Again.An eBriefing of the New York Academy of Sciences. This talk by Stephen Bezruchka at a symposium entitled Evolution, Health and Disease, held at Hunter College in New York on January 17, 2007, covers much of the basics of population health. On the Media tab scroll down to the slides and audio for the title (Targeting Childhood ...) close to the bottom). As well, under the Meeting Report tab toward the bottom is a summary of Bezruchka's concepts.

Health in the USA Today Text of a talk given by Stephen Bezruchka at the Coalition of Labor Union Women's 12th Biennial Convention. For further information about the Coalition of Labor Union Women, see CLUW's Web site.

Stephen Bezruchka spoke at the 2003 Washington State Labor Council Annual Convention, in Wenatchee, Washington, this year. The talk, including several excerpts from the Convention, can be heard on the TVW Web site,
(search for "WA St Labor" to bring up the listing of Convention recordings. RealPlayer required.)

An interview of Dr. Bezruchka with listener call-ins on Alaska's public radio station KSKA's program Line One, hosted by Dr. Thad Woodard, highlights a variety of ideas related to population health. December 7, 2009.

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
This treasure trove allows you to graphically display many population health indicators for selected countries and follow trends over time. Explore the US Health Map for a variety of trends at the state and county level. Life expectancy graphs are revealing and allow one to see declines for a number of counties from 1985 on. The Mortality Visualization option allows one to see country specific child (5q0) and adult mortality (45q15) with trends from 1970 on. The Social Determinants of Health visualization allows exploring life expectancy and education trends since 1970.

Pew Research Center
This is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics, and public policy issues. They chart trends in values and fundamental political and social attitudes.

WHO-EURO
The regional office of the World Health Organization for Europe has much information about health in European countries.

Community Coalition for Environmental Justice
This grass roots organization looks at environmental issues. A far-sighted approach recognizes that hierarchical societies care less about the physical environment, similar to their attitudes towards the social environment.

Community Alliance for Global Justice is an alliance of individuals and organizations working in Seattle and the region for the transformation of the global economy to embody the core values of social justice, environmental sustainability, democracy, and self-determination.